Entertainment ‘Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page Set To Star In ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

00:41 17 february 2021

00:41 17 february 2021 Source: deadline.com

‘Bridgerton’ Renewed For Season 2 On Netflix, Will Focus On Lord Anthony Bridgerton

Lady Whistledown is here with some good news: Netflix’s hit show ‘Bridgerton” will return for a second season. The Regency Era dramedy won fans over following its debut last month and it’s been confirmed the Shondaland series created by Chris Van Dusen will indeed be back, with production set for the spring. RELATED: Phoebe Dynevor Reveals What It’s Like Watching ‘Awkward’ ‘Bridgerton’ Sex Scenes With Her Family Van Dusen broke the news on "Today" during an appearance on Thursday. Showrunner @chrisvandusen joins us to announce that the Netflix hit #Bridgerton will be returning for a second season! pic.twitter.

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Regé-Jean Page is going from the Regency-era romance of Shonda Rhimes’s wildly popular Bridgerton on Netflix to the sword-wielding, role-playing action of Paramount’s forthcoming movie adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons. The actor has been cast in a leading role in the movie based on the iconic game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. Page will join previously announced cast Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith

Johnathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will direct and write the script based on a draft by Michael Gilio. Dungeons & Dragons is a leading fantasy entertainment franchise which is fueled by the imagination of storytellers around the world. The role playing game has been around for 46 years and more than 40 million fans have interacted with or played D&D. The franchise also includes videogames and livestream entertainment on Twitch and YouTube.

Sales of Bridgerton Novels, Which Inspired Hit Show, Have Exploded Since Netflix Premiere

The first book in the series, The Duke and I, has maintained the number one spot on The New York Times' bestsellers list for three weeks straight . Other novels in the historical romance series aren't far behind. © Provided by People LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page in Bridgerton What does the immense success of both the show and the books mean for fans of the romance genre? Readers can expect more "dazzling" adaptations to come.

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Jeremy Latcham is producing through his deal with studio eOne, Hasbro’s entertainment arm. Hasbro’s Brian Goldner is also producing. Hasbro/eOne and Paramount are jointly producing and financing, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada, and Paramount distributing to the rest of world.

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‘Bridgerton’ Gets New Intimacy Coordinators As Regé-Jean Page Reprises His Famous Character On ‘SNL’ .
With Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page as host, evoking the hugely popular Netflix series on Saturday Night Live was inevitable. After Page channeled his Simon Basset character in the opening monologue while trying to convince viewers that “he’s just a normal guy” and nothing like the Duke, the British-Zimbabwean actor reprised the Bridgerton character in a skit later in the show.